Coyote Lake is the spring Largemouth Bass pick. Not close.
Anderson Reservoir has been drained for seismic retrofit since October 2020, with reopening pegged at 2030–2031 per Morgan Hill Times. Parkway Fishing Lakes on Metcalf Road shows as closed on Yelp as of March 2026. The legacy answers are off the board, so the question is which of the remaining county reservoirs earn the gas this spring.
Coyote Lake — 35 to 40 minutes south via US-101. 635 acres, the second-largest reservoir managed by Santa Clara Valley Water per Wikipedia citing SCVWD.
Best Fishing in America’s Santa Clara County guide calls Coyote “among the best in this region, especially in the spring” for bass. Boating was fully closed October 16, 2025 and was scheduled to reopen for the spring 2026 season — call (408) 355-2201 to confirm the launch is open this week before driving to 10840 Coyote Lake Road, Gilroy. Shoreline access is open 24 hours regardless. OEHHA mercury advisory in effect; catch-and-release…